For the third time in 30 days, the Kirksville City Council has placed its city business license on its agenda.

The Council will again be discussing the ordinance and is expected to make changes to both the fee structure and requirements for application.

But that was also the thought two meetings ago.

The proposed ordinance amendments to be considered Tuesday 6 p.m. at City Hall would remove a “Character” section from the ordinance that had previously required applicants “be of good moral character” and not be convicted of a felony related to the operation of the business in the past five years.

That section was initially amended during a meeting Jan. 28 to remove the similar misdemeanor stipulation as well as the “related” aspect of all felony convictions.

However, confusion surfaced following that meeting and distribution of the proper proposed ordinance and whether Council was aware of the changes.

The ordinance was brought back a second time on Feb. 5 and during that meeting, Mayor Richard Detweiler expressed support for reducing the no-felony stipulation from the past five years to three and Council also verbally backed restructuring the fees in particular for storage unit owners due to confusion and incorrect fee charges on the city’s part.

The amendment effort was tabled at that point and will return Tuesday for ideally a final vote.

According to the Council report, City Finance Director Katie Myers said after consultation with the city attorney it was determined “the most effective administrative process would be to eliminate the character section in its entirety.”

If Council approves the change, anyone convicted of any felonies or misdemeanors during any period of time will no longer be barred from operating a business in the city, apart from standard restrictions at the state level involving things like liquor licenses.

The amendment also includes a revision to the fees charged to a storage unit owner. As outlined in the ordinance, storage unit owners were to be charged $10 per storage unit, while applicants had in reality been charged a flat $10.

With the City undercharging for the license, Council will consider a new fee structure that includes a flat $10 fee and $1 additionally per unit.

The ordinance has undergone a flurry of attention in the past 30 days. It was last amended in 1989 and before that in 1974.